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Anellotech recently announced the next phase of its strategic partnership with Suntory Holdings Limited, one of the world’s leading consumer beverage companies. Suntory’s diverse beverage brands include e.g. Orangina, Schweppes, Ribena and Lucozade plus major alcohol brands like Yamazaki, Jim Beam and Courvoisier. The announcement marks the next step in manufacturing
Read moreFollowing exclusive discussions between PAI Partners and RPC for the sale of Global Closure Systems, after the consultation process with GCS’s Works Councils was completed the transaction has been signed on December 18, 2015. Given the highly complementary nature of respective product offerings, the combination of RPC and GCS will allow
Read moreCold Jet announced it has completed the acquisition of Ice Tech. In 2015, both companies launched new and improved dry ice blasting product lines and strengthened their global reach by welcoming new partners and distributors. The acquisition shall combine the strengths of both companies to enhance and streamline future projects in
Read moreThe ChemChina – China National Chemical Corporation has agreed to acquire KraussMaffei Group, manufacturer of machinery and systems for producing and processing plastics and rubber, from Onex Corporation for a cash enterprise value of €925million. The transaction is subject to closing conditions including customary regulatory approvals. ChemChina together with Guoxin International
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The competition, which recognises and rewards international packaging design innovation is organised by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) and is recognised as one of the important packaging awards competition, with WorldStars presented to packs that have already won acknowledgement in national or regional competitions. In selecting winners, representatives from 19 packaging
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Erema GmbH is all set to announce the founding of the subsidiary OOO Erema at Interplastica Moscow from January 28-30, 2016 which will see it investing in its presence in the Russian-speaking area. Kalojan Iliev, who can turn to many years of experience in the CIS area and has been responsible
Read moreOn its Ludwigshafen site, BASF is going to expand the capacities for the production of alpha blue pigments which will be available from fall 2016 onwards. The reddish copper phthalocyanine pigments which – in addition to other blue and green pigments that are based on the same chemistry – are sold
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With its UpCentre, Erema, has opened the doors to a whole new form of upcycling service which means that customers have Corema technology for the sampling of recycling compounds at their disposal. Robert Obermayr, Corema Product Manager, explains: "On the way from recyclates to made-to-measure recycling compounds you need a lot
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Alpla GmbH will take over the Egyptian production site of Argo S.A. at the end of 2015. In doing so, the Austrian-based specialist in plastic packaging will expand its market position in Africa. Alpla opened its first site on the African continent in 2014 in Johannesburg. Argo S.A., founded in 1970
Read moreIndorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), Thailand, announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase the PET, PIA and PTA business of Compañía Española de Petróleos S.A.U. (Cepsa) in Guadarranque-San Roque, Cadiz, Spain, subject to necessary legal approvals. Following the acquisition of Cepsa’s 600,000 tonnes Canadian PTA assets in June
Read moreThe Austrian group of companies Alpla, producer of plastic packaging with 154 production plants in 40 countries and a turnover of ca. 3 billion Euros, will take over via its Italian subsidiary Alpla Italia s.r.l., located in Tortona (AL), 100% of the leading Italian PET preform producer Plasco S.p.A. Plasco was
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